A Collection of Companions

The girl has a collection of seashells that she holds very near to her heart. The collection has grown so vast in multitude that you can hardly tell the end from the start. Each shell has its own tale of passion, honor, and strife Much like the different circumstances the girl encounters during her life.

Though some have cracked and weathered, and have been thrown away, the most important shells still remain, and forever are there to stay. Whenever the girl feels lost, and is filled with all-consuming despair, a shell is blessed by God above and reminds the girl that someone is there.

This simple cycle is everlasting, much like the perpetual waves of the tide that led the girl to her seashells; her companions on life's ride.

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